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Invitation to tender for facilitation and coaching support to Our Common Cause project

20 Apr 2018: The Foundation for Common Land and its partners in the Our Common Cause project wish to appoint a consultant to facilitate elements of the project... read more

FCL gives EFRA commitee evidence on RPA's impact on common land and commoning

2 Apr 2018: See below for the evidence we submiited to the EFRA Inquiry into the work of the Rural Payments Agency. The Foundation for Common Land is a... read more

HRH The Prince of Wales becomes Patron of Foundation for Common Land

18 Mar 2018: The Foundation for Common Land is delighted and honoured to announce that HRH The Prince of Wales has become our Patron. HRH is well known for his... read more

Foundation for Common Land position statement on Natural Flood Management

7 Feb 2018: Considerable interest has been shown in the potential of Natural Flood Management (NFM) to contribute to a reduction in flooding across the UK in... read more

The New Forest Point to Point

11 Jan 2018: The New Forest point-to point marks the end of the commoning year, a day when commoners come together with the wider Forest community and celebrate... read more

The Birds and Bees at the Oxford Farming Conference

5 Jan 2018: Julia Aglionby our Executive Director gave the following talk the Oxford Farming Conference 2018.   The Birds & The Bees: Should farmers/... read more
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Better outcomes on upland commons

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Stories from your common

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  • SHORT HISTORY OF DITCHLING COMMON AND TENANTRY DOWN
  • Black Fell Common, Caton-with-Littledale, Lancashire
  • Allendale and Hexhamshire, Northumberland
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